Meet your Colleagues: Mark in New Haven

Name: Mark SamburgSite: New HavenSchool attending: Brandeis University (Starting Harvard Law in the fall!)Returning teacher? 2nd year – returning to New Haven
Class(es) teaching: Math and History

Somewhere in the whirlwind of moving back into my house after the end of college, I found a pile of my unopened mail from the last few weeks of the school year.The sight of a thick envelope from Breakthrough was a welcome sight–last year’s program was the best part of my year, and I’m excited to jump back into it.

I’m going into the summer with one overarching goal.Yes, I want my students to walk away with a firm grasp on systems of simultaneous equations and the ability to write a strong historical research paper.And yes, I want to do everything I can to make each and every day of their experience as spirited and exciting as it can possibly be.But above all, I hope that in three months, some, or better yet, all of my students have been inspired–whether it’s by me or another member of our AMAZING faculty–and that they’ve become excited about something in one of their classes, or excited about learning in general.I think that’s the best thing we can hope to do for our students this summer.I can’t wait to get back in the classroom!